The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-09
SERIOUS CASE OF SEIZURE
A VIOLATION or TIE TREATY
OF 1913.
The Immediate Presence OF Consul
General Phelsn Required-A
Conference Held.
BRITISH WAR SHIPS PATROLING
The Sr. LAWRENCE.
Their Actions Looked Upon With
Suspicion Resul: OF the Coz
ference Unka0wn.

NEW YORK, August ga HALIFAX
special says: Considerable excite
ment prevailed here, Saturday, over
the latest seizure at SQUIRE, which Ia
nov reported to be not only for an Of
tense against the customs laws, bu,
also for q violation OF the treaty Of
1918, and to be such q serious case a.
to require the immediate presence Of
Consul General Phslsn. Great inter.
est.also attaches to conference which
took place that day between the Min.
lister Of Fisherios, Rear Admiral Luce,
Consul General Phelan, and Capt,
Scott. The conference occurred on
board the United States flagship
Richmond, and lasted over an hour.
II Is understood that circumstances
connected with recent seizures, the
administration OF Canadian customs
regulations, the rights of American
fishermen In Canada waters, the state
ment Of questions by Admiral Luce,
and Capt Scott's replies thereto, and
other matters were freely aud frankly
discussed, though purely Informally.
The result is, that this Interchange Of
views has caused such personal uu.
deIstsndipg to be arrived Mt, as will
materially aid In solving q number OF
knotty points hitherto q source OF
annoyance and irritation, and
tend 10 simplify affairs in the
future, Regarding the cases Of the
Gloucester schooner, Argonsut and
French, Minister Foster declared Il to
be the intention Of the Canadian
authorities 10 capture those vessels
wherever they could find them, either
inside the Canada limit or on the high
seas outside the territorial waters Of
the United States. He argued that
the vessels, upon the admission oil
their crswe, had clearly been guilty OF
violating the treaty and were therefore
liable to forfeiture, and q forfeited ves-
eel could be tsken aDywhere outside
the territorial waters Of another power.
Both Admiral Luce and Consul Gene.
raj Phelan strongly disss nted from this
view, and emphst cally expressed their
opinions that the United States would
never permit those vessels to be taken
outside the territorial waters Of Dana.
da. Regarding tbs supply OF niece s,s.
ria~ oi lie 70 American vessels coming
In from the binks destitute, the Min
ister explained that while no vessel
would be permitted 10 suffer for food.
II was not his intention TO allow Amer.
lean vesels TO fish until oil their pro-
visions we're txhAusted, and then play
spoD Canadian sympathy for q irssh
supply, The Minister said he had not
received the details Of the souris seiE
arc, but II the men were ship.
ped outside the limit AZ al
l,eed by the skipper Of the
Perkins, be thought the matter could
be amieably adjusted. The gathering
was mutually agreeable, aud viii
doubtless Result la more pleasant rela.
tions In the future th IN those which
have hitherto prevailed. But while
interest attached TO the 90 E1re aud
the conference, by far the greatest
interest conferred In the current report
that Secretary Of the Navy Whitnsy
has telsepphed Admira Luce 10
withc raw all circulars or memoranda
OF Instructions that he may havs
author ned OF iesued 70 American
Aldermen. Admiral Lu,e authors "a
he foil slng statement Ia regari to
the CT Mar which he issued givipg
insirue ons 10 American hiheIm sn I:
my polition IL easily defined. II
Ia uDdere God by common report that
the United Sia'es G.vernmsnt, and
tina Of Great Britain, are now noso.
tia,irg Tor = settlement Of the fishery
question. Pending theso negotiation
II Is the part OF the u lied States
vessels Of war la Canadian waters 90
avoid doing anything that might oven
hsrAss our govern ment or add 10 to
complication Of the various qnsetloua
at iesue. The ships Of the North At
lautio fqnsdron we're not sent TO the
Gull Of S. LAwrance 10 prevent by
force seizure OF Am,r can fishermen
by Dominion cruisers for alleged VIC.
lation Of laws for the protect on OF
the inshore fisheries, bat rather 10
render ouch moral support a. the m<e
preen Of our ships might afford. Ia
tbe event Of q seizure Of an American
6,hing vessel for an alleged violation
Of the lass Of The Dominion the case
must be- fought out la the c"urts, not
by the Dominion cruiser aud q vessel
of war u the United sia,ee. This II
not abating one lot or one title on
the American aide OF the question
for II the Dominion court,
hnd In opposition 30 the CLAIM
Of the United States then the
case can be- taken up by our govern
ment and submitted N necessary, Il
arbitration. The appeal TO arms, a
rome OF our newspaper, suggest, Il
supposd TO be the measure Of las
ree,rt Had the entire Uoi,ed satsl
navy been present. on September, 1885
II conld not have legally prevented
this eeixures hya very small Dominior
cruiser VI the Highland Light iol
h,hiDR within the three mills limit
However teoaciously We may uphole
the jnttice OF the American cid OF th,
question, u h.e not Havsd the cases o
tue David A. Adam and Ellen N
Dougherty from drsRging through th,
courts nov for over year. Arc
whatever may be the decisloa II
those case, the fact iemains that tn
voysge Ia each case was broken up AM
the parties most directly concerned
Futj 81 10 much convenience
Hel CO, 10 enable our fishermen 3,
keep Ou' oi tbs courts, tue drst an,
most obvious sep wis 10 aeosT
tain the nature OF the instruc
tons issned 10 the Dominiol
cru'eera, ADD having obtained tbs
iHi rmstlon, the next step wa
10 rive our fishermen ths benefits Of
without endorsement by ms or G
American oiigi 10 Of thu views Gu
braced w. those instructions. Couple
with This 'nlofmation wsa the warn
Ina that IN the event Of seizure th
cas- Won 4 have g. no 10 tbs courti
~ ouf vfslsls Of war we're not en-
p)wersd ~ interpose or 10 prevsa
tbs law ifom taking ,'s course. Tn
only exception 90 the that / o.
aware OF l. In doubtful cases, or 1
eisei v bsre tho rights Of oar q n q
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